Scott J. Allen
DUI Defense · Monterey · Monterey County
Bar #178925 · Admitted 1995
2 published opinions on record
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The RegistryCentral Coast · California
DUI Defense Attorneys in Salinas, California
Salinas keeps its DUI defense matters close to home, and so does this registry. What follows is the Monterey County record for anyone researching a dui lawyer, indexed from official State Bar records.
Venue matters. DUI defense cases from Salinas are ordinarily heard at the Monterey County Superior Court, Salinas, serving a city of roughly 163,000. Monterey County Superior Court's main courthouse sits in Salinas, the county seat; the Salinas Valley's agricultural economy makes farm labor, wage-and-hour, and injury matters a defining share of the local docket.
One date controls everything that follows: ten days from arrest to request the DMV administrative hearing, per Cal. Veh. Code § 13353.2. The DMV's administrative per se suspension is separate from the criminal case, missing the 10-day window forfeits the hearing. Most misdemeanor DUI charges must be filed within one year (Cal. Penal Code § 802). Read the record below with that clock in mind.
This page is the Salinas chapter of the registry's statewide record · DUI Lawyers in California collects every county and city.
The clock & the court
Statute of limitations
Ten days from arrest to request the DMV administrative hearing.
Cal. Veh. Code § 13353.2
The DMV's administrative per se suspension is separate from the criminal case, missing the 10-day window forfeits the hearing. Most misdemeanor DUI charges must be filed within one year (Cal. Penal Code § 802).
Court of record · Monterey County
Superior Court of California, County of Monterey.
Main courthouse: Salinas Courthouse, 240 Church St., Salinas, CA 93901
For Salinas: Monterey County Superior Court, Salinas.
Court website · Self-help center · Source: The court's official website, read 2026-09-27. Venue depends on the case; legal information, not legal advice.
DUI Defense · Salinas roster
None of the 361 active attorneys whose address of record is in Salinas lists dui defense among their practice areas on the registry, so the roster below is Monterey County's.
By count, the practice areas most often listed by Salinas attorneys are criminal defense (116), business law (50), employment (48), real estate (45) and workers' compensation (45). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.
None of the 361 has yet claimed and verified their record here; every listing is the official record as published.
For 36 of the 361 active attorneys in Salinas, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (35), Persian (21), Punjabi (12) and Hindi (9). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.
Reading the roster in Salinas. The first deadline is the case: ten days to request the DMV hearing, so contact counsel immediately after arrest. Look for attorneys who defend DUIs in the specific courthouse where the case will be heard, ask about their approach to the stop, the field tests, and the chemical-test evidence (calibration, rising-BAC, blood-draw procedure), and whether they staff the DMV hearing themselves. Flat fees by case stage are the norm in this practice.
No active dui defense attorney on the registry gives Salinas as their address of record; Monterey County's roster follows
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DUI Defense matters in Salinas
The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.
- first-offense DUI
- repeat DUI charges
- DMV license suspension hearings
- felony DUI and DUI with injury
- drug DUI
- underage and commercial driver DUI
- refusal to test
- DUI with a child passenger
- wet reckless reductions
- ignition interlock requirements
No consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Monterey County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.
DUI Defense in Salinas · questions, from the record
Which court hears dui defense cases from Salinas?
Salinas is in Monterey County, whose trial court is the Superior Court of California, County of Monterey. The court lists its main courthouse as the Salinas Courthouse, 240 Church St., Salinas, CA 93901. For Salinas: Monterey County Superior Court, Salinas. Where a particular case is filed depends on the case and the venue rules, and the court's website (https://www.monterey.courts.ca.gov) lists every location. This is legal information, not legal advice.
Where can I get help with court forms in Monterey County without a lawyer?
The Superior Court of California, County of Monterey runs a self-help center for people going to court without a lawyer: https://www.monterey.courts.ca.gov/self-help. It explains forms and procedures; it does not act as your lawyer.
How many dui defense attorneys have an address of record in Salinas?
None of the 361 active attorneys with an address of record in Salinas lists dui defense among their practice areas on the registry, so this page lists Monterey County's roster.
Do attorneys in Salinas work in languages other than English?
For 36 of the 361 active attorneys in Salinas, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (35), Persian (21), Punjabi (12) and Hindi (9). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.
Can I describe my dui defense matter to attorneys in Monterey County?
Yes. No consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Monterey County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.
Legal information, not legal advice.
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Source: Cal. Veh. Code § 13353.2 · State Bar of California licensee records · Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, official court information read 2026-09-27 · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.
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